Concrete dams
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| # | Name | Country | height |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grande Dixence Dam | Switzerland | 285 m |
| 2 | Inguri Dam | Georgia | 270 m |
| 3 | Vajont Dam | Italy | 261.6000 m |
| 4 | Mauvoisin Dam | Switzerland | 250 m |
| 5 | Deriner Dam | Turkey | 249 m |
| 6 | Gilgel Gibe III Dam | Ethiopia | 240 m |
| 7 | Ertan Dam | China | 240 m |
| 8 | Karoon IV Dam | Iran | 230 m |
| 9 | El Cajón Dam | Honduras | 226 m |
| 10 | Luzzone Dam | Switzerland | 225 m |
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Refurbishment of the concrete surfaces at Great Mühldorf Lake
The MAX FRANK self-adhesive, controlled permeability formwork (CPF) liner was used for the precast concrete elements to considerably increase the durability and service life of the concrete surface.
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Repair of the Grančarevo Dam in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Grančarevo Dam is located on the Trebišnjica River in the southeast of Bosnia and Herzegovina near its border with Montenegro. With 123 m, this arch dam, near the town of Gornje Grančarevo in the municipality of Trebinije, is the cou ... [more]
Reinforcement of the Folsom Dam in California
Completed in 1955, Folsom Dam is located on the American River in northern California, approximately 40 km northeast of the city of Sacramento. The 100 m (340 ft) high and 430 m (1,400 ft) long dam creates the Folsom Reservoir that has a ... [more]
Literature
- (1948): Barrages en béton aux États-unis. In: Travaux, n. 162 (April 1948), pp. 253.
- (2012): Behavior prediction models and control charts for safety control of concrete dams. In: Revista IBRACON de Estruturas e Materiais, v. 5, n. 3 (June 2012), pp. 296-304.
- (1936): Beton im deutschen Talsperrenbau. Presented at: Zweiter Kongress der IVBH = Deuxième Congrès de l'AIPC = Second Congress of IABSE, Berlin-München 1.-11. Oktober 1936.
- (2018): Buffer Sizing Model Incorporating Fuzzy Risk Assessment: Case Study on Concrete Gravity Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant Projects. In: ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering, v. 4, n. 1 (March 2018), pp. 04017039.
- (2020): Characterization of the dynamic behavior of a concrete arch dam by means of forced vibration tests and numerical models. In: Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, v. 49, n. 7 (June 2020), pp. 679-694.
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